STC5 Risk Management and Safe Work Procedure
STC5 Risk Management and Safe Work Procedure
STC5 Risk Management and Safe Work Procedure
Course Objectives
1. Faculty, staff and students understand the mandatory requirement for risk management at workplace. 2. Faculty, staff and students know the SUTD methodology of conducting risk assessment for their work. 3. Faculty, staff and students able to develop safe work procedures for the work to be carried out after conducting the risk assessment.
Course Contents
1. Workplace Safety and Health (Risk Management) Regulations. 2. Consequences For No Risk Management 3. Risk Management Process. 4. Developing Safe Work Procedures 5. Code of Practice for Risk Management 6. Challenge
Offences 8. Any employer, self-employed person or principal who contravenes regulation 3(1), 4(1), (2) or (4), 5, 6 or 7 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction (a) for a first offence, to a fine not exceeding $10,000; and (b) for a second or subsequent offence, to a fine not exceeding $20,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Risk Assessment
Obtain Supervisor/Reporting Officer Approval Implement Control Measures Communicate the hazards identified and their controls Audit or Regular Inspections Review RA on a regular basis
Record Keeping
Develop a risk register Must be available upon request Kept for at least three years
1. Hazard Identification
3. Risk Control
Identify hazards
Identify potential incidents/accidents
Adopt hierarchy of control for control measures Analyse and evaluate residual risks
What is a hazard? Hazard means anything with the potential to cause harm or injury.
Biological
Sharps not properly disposed of, no biological safety cabinet for containment
Frayed wires, use of approved plugs Rotating parts with no safe guard barrier Excessive noise, sharps, carrying heavy object
Ergonomics
Psychosocial Fire Explosion Slip & Fall
High Pressure
Changing position towards machinery Working posture Strike against Caught in between Overexertion
Muscular Skeleton Disorder Muscular Skeleton Disorder Contusion Contusion Muscular Skeleton Disorder
Machine
Machine guarding Sharp edges Stored energy Electrical grounding Emergency switches Corrosive Flammable Reactive Toxic Explosive Written safe work procedures (SWP) Compliance with SWP Two-hands operation On-site warning signs Auto/manual operations
Laceration /Fracture Laceration Electrocution Electrocution Contusion Burn Fire/explosion Burn/fire/explosion Burn Fire/explosion Laceration Laceration Contusion
Materials
Method
Environment
Heat stress/burn Noise induced deafness Soft tissue damage Dermatitis Slips/trips/falls
Risk means the likelihood that a hazard will cause a specific harm or injury to persons or damage to property. There are 2 factors to consider when rating whether a risk is high or low. The factors are likelihood and severity. Risk = Likelihood X Severity
Level
Likelihood
Frequent
Moderate
Occasional
Likelihood means the probability or frequency of an event occurring. See below table for description.
Remote
Unlikely
Catastrophic
Major
Serious injuries or life-threatening occupational disease (includes amputations, major fractures, multiple injuries, occupational cancer, acute poisoning).
Injury requiring medical treatment or ill-health leading to disability (includes lacerations, burns, sprains, minor fractures, dermatitis, deafness, work-related upper limb disorders). Injury or ill-health requiring first-aid only (includes minor cuts and bruises, irritation, ill-health with temporary discomfort). Not likely to cause injury or ill-health.
Moderate
Severity means the degree or extend of an injury or harm caused by the hazard as a result of an accident.
Minor
Negligible
To assess the risk level or risk prioritization number (RPN), you need to combine the likelihood and severity tables. This new table is known as the 5X5 likelihood-Severity Matrix Table.
Likelihood Severity Catastrophic (5) Major (4) Moderate (3) Minor (2) Negligible (1)
Unlikely (1) 5
Remote (2) 10
Occasional (3) 15
Moderate (4) 20
Frequent (5) 25
12
16
20
12
15
10
1.No additional risk control measures may be needed. 2.Frequent review and monitoring of hazards are required to ensure that the risk level assigned is accurate and does not increase over time. 1.A careful evaluation of the hazards should be carried out to ensure that the risk level is reduced to as low as reasonably practicable (ALARP) within a defined time period. 2.Interim risk control measures, such as administrative controls or PPE, may be implemented while longer term measures are being established. 3,Management attention is required. 1.High Risk level must be reduced to at least Medium Risk before work commences. 2.There should not be any interim risk control measures. Risk control measures should not be overly dependent on PPE or appliances. If practicable, the hazard should be eliminated before work commences. 3.Management review is required before work commences.
Medium
Risk Tolerable
High Risk
Not acceptable
The industry practice for controlling risk is through the Hierarchy of Control Measures methodology. We should control the risk first by elimination, followed by substitution and engineering control. The first 3 methods are the most effective methods. The last 2 methods, administrative and using personal protective equipment should be considered as the last resort.
ELIMINATION
The total removal of the hazards. If the hazards are eliminated, the risk associated with the hazard will be eliminated.
SUBSTITUTION
This involves replacing the hazard by one that presents a lower risk.
ENGINEERING CONTROLS
Engineering controls are physical means that limit the hazard. These include structural changes to the work environment or work processes, erecting a barrier to interrupt the transmission path between the worker and the hazard.
This should be used only as a last resort, after all other control measures have been considered, or as a short term contingency during emergency / maintenance / repair or as an additional protective measure. Often used as secondary protection or general protection to third party users. The success of this control depends critically on the protective equipment being chosen correctly, fitted correctly, worn at all times and maintained properly.
Staff/Student Involved In The Approved By Supervisor / Reporting Officer: Prof Work/Project: Mark, Spencer, Robinson Takashimaya (Name, Date & Signature) Date Assessed: 08/08/2008 Next Review Date:07/08/2011
S/N 1
Work Process Place wood on grip & tighten Insert Drill Bit & Tighten Chuck Start Drilling Lift Up Drill Bit Stop Machine Unlock Chuck To Remove Drill Bit Remove Wood
Hazard P
L*
RPN*
RPN*
Remarks
Injure fingers
3 8 9 10
P Nil Nil P
11
Nil
S/N 1
Work Process Place wood on grip & tighten Insert Drill Bit & Tighten Chuck Start Drilling Lift Up Drill Bit Stop Machine Unlock Chuck To Remove Drill Bit Remove Wood
Hazard P
Existing Risk Control User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Gloves User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Protective Eye Wear, Dust Coat, Respiratory Mask User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Gloves -
L* 1
RPN* 1
RPN*
Remarks
Injure fingers
3 8 9 10
P Nil Nil P
3 1 1 1
2 1 1 1
6 1 1 1
11
Nil
S/N 1
Work Process Place wood on grip & tighten Insert Drill Bit & Tighten Chuck Start Drilling Lift Up Drill Bit Stop Machine Unlock Chuck To Remove Drill Bit Remove Wood
Hazard P
Existing Risk Control User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Gloves User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Protective Eye Wear, Dust Coat, Respiratory Mask User Must Read Operating Manual, & Safe Work Procedure, Gloves -
L* 1
RPN* 1
RPN* -
Remarks -
Injure fingers
3 8 9 10
P Nil Nil P
3 1 1 1
2 1 1 1
6 1 1 1
3 -
1 -
3 -
Spencer -
11
Nil
Risk Control Additional Risk Control S L RPN Follow up (Name & Date) Jack. 10th July 2011 Remarks
Physical Electrical
Chair with stable base provided Do not use damaged cable, plug, and sockets.
2 3
1 3
2 9
Check cable, plug and socket before turn power on. Do not turn power with wet hands. Check before turn power on.
Fire
Use Safety Mark Electrical Appliance. Do not use frayed cables Training Provided
3.Type The Content 4.Go Toilet Break 5.Return To Sitting Position 6.Continue Typing
Ergonomics
Path to Toilet Clear From Obstruction Chair with stable base provided Training Provided
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c.
d. e.
Risk assessment is only a sub-unit of the entire risk management process. All risk assessment must be documented and signed by the supervisor. Reviewing of risk assessment is necessary: Every 3 years as requested by Regulations Every major change in protocol Every time after an incident Communication of risks and hazards to relevant stakeholders is key to successful implementation of risk management. Communication of risks can be successfully delivered by either getting users to read the risk assessment (signed after reading) and/or through developing a safe work procedure.
All risk assessment in the risk registers shall be kept for a period of not less than 3 years.
5. Challenge
Conducting risk assessments is fairly simple for companies dealing with purely administrative and/or manufacturing services. In a research arena, conducting risk assessment (RA) is challenging because research work requires changing of protocols and usually with multiple procedures. What method would you suggest to help our researchers able to comply with the mandatory requirement and correctly access the risks for the work to be done without spending too much time working on the RA document? You may send a proposal with the budget required to the Working Committee ([email protected]) by Sept 2012. We may take 1-2 months to evaluate your proposal. Successful candidate/s will be notified via email.
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